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Wilmington City Council on Tuesday passed local laws banning cannabis dispensaries and on-site consumption licenses in the city. City supervisor Roy Holzer intends to circulate a petition to put the laws to the ballot next November. Recreational marijuana was legalized statewide in March, and local governments had until December 31 …

By ALEXANDRA JAFFE and ZEKE MILLER WASHINGTON (AP) – For the fifth time since taking office less than a year ago, President Joe Biden takes on the grim task of visiting an area ravaged by natural disaster on Wednesday to offer solace and condolences. Biden was heading to Kentucky to …

DOWNTOWN – Most school districts in Chester County have opted to have students and staff continue to wear masks indoors. On Friday, December 10, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court overturned the PA Health Secretary’s Acting School Masking Order, which required the use of masks inside schools, effective immediately. Most schools are …

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KANKAKEE – A total of $ 1.45 million in American Rescue Plan Act funds were allocated to three Kankakee organizations or departments during the Kankakee City Council meeting on Monday. In total, the council has now allocated about 33% of its federal funds to COVID relief. The City Council has …

CALN – The Chester County Immediate 24 Unit has received $ 1 million in state funding to build a new toddler center in Caln Township. State Representative Dan Williams said the funding, provided under the Capital Retrofit Assistance Program, will help demolish the existing toddler center to build a new, …

Villanova will see a familiar face when he takes on Syracuse in Game 2 of the Jimmy V Classic on Tuesday night (9:30 a.m.) at Madison Square Garden. It’s not Jim Boeheim, who is in his 46th year as head coach of the Orange and had many battles with the …

NEW ORLEANS (AP) – Ten people aboard a Norwegian Cruise Line ship as it approaches New Orleans have tested positive for COVID-19, officials said Saturday evening. Norwegian Breakaway left New Orleans on November 28 and is expected to return this weekend, the Louisiana Department of Health said in a statement. …

By COREY WILLIAMS and ED WHITE PONTIAC, Mich. (AP) – A prosecutor on Friday filed manslaughter charges against the parents of a teenager accused of killing four students at a Michigan high school, saying they did not intervene on the day of the tragedy despite being confronted with a scary …

COATESVILLE — Coatesville Police Sgt. Brenden Boyle and Detective Kirt Guyer recently completed Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED) training, a science that explores the design and aesthetics of common spaces and applies tactics to mitigate criminal and vagrant activity. The training was funded by the Coatesville 2nd Century Alliance. …